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THE COLONIAL SECRETARYSHIP.

MONDAY,

MARCH 15. 1920.

DAY BY DAY.

FOOTBALL

MARIE TEMPEST. A WORTHY APPEAL

TO HONGKONG.

INDULGE NOT IN VAIN RE- SHIELD SEMI FINAL AT THIS WEEK'S ATTRACTION.

THE VALLEY,

HOW TO HELP THE NEEDY, The box plans for the first Saturday's football resulted as nights of the Maris Tempest sea- follows

son, during which will be played

The charitably-disposed people FOOTBALL SHIELD: SEMI FINALriage of Kitty, are now open at of helping people in their midst that brilliant comedy The Mar- of Hongkong have an opportunity Hongkong Club, 0: St Messrs. Moutries. Under the who are in very real distress. Joseph's, 0.

(personal management of Mr. Small-pox and typhus bave broken Wilfred Cotton, the Middle East out aboard the s.s. Antilochus, Films are presenting one of the

There was a clean bill of health in Hongkong on Saturday.

We see by the Gazette that Mr. GRETS FOR THE PAST, IN VAINER A. G. M. Fletcher has been RESOLVES FOR THE FUTURE— appointed to Act as Colonial ACT, ACT IN THE PRESENT.-F.

W. Robertson. Secretary during the absence on leave of the Hon. Mr. Severa, or until further notice. The whole community, business men includ- ed, hope that the "further notice" will be long deferred. If Mr. Sovern does not come back and here to-morrow at daylight.

-The Empress of Asia is due the rumours are strong that ho will not nothing would give |greater satisfaction than the sub-

stantive appointment Fletcher to the position.

By his sheer

common-sense, his characteristic attention to detail

of

"human" Government official-

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LEAGUE: DIVISION II. Hongkong Club. Res, 1; St. biggest attractions ever brought which has come into port with Joseph's, Res, 2.

The Club game

lout to the Far East. It is Serbian, Croat and Slovene Captain Basil Taylour, Harbour Master, is still indispos-Joseph's College did not come up will draw exceptionally large their families. The vessel is now anticipated that Miss Tempest troops aloerd, together with to expectations. To match was ed.

audiences to the

Theatre intensely keen and at times

in quarantine and has to be Royal, where the famous London developed into scrambly football star will make her patrons thoroughly disinfected before the In the Hongkong Basket Ball owing to the slippery ground and radient with delight; whilst Mr. homeward journey is resumed. and his unfailing courtesy, Mr. League, to-morrow's matches are the hard tackling. There was Graham Fletcher, during the time Y.M.CA. v. Helena; and Univer- very great interest displayed in

Browne, another whilst the clothing of those that he acted RS Colonial sity "A". Queen's Red.

the encounter. St. Joseph's gave theatres, will help in extracting bed-clothing, will have to

celebrity from the London on board, as well as the Secretary. when Mr. Severn was Officer

a find exhibition, and on the mountains of fun from this rare destroyed. This means, of course, Administering the Government, sicceeded in held ever until to-morrow. It than the Club.

Current Coin is unavoidably day's play bad more of the game comedy. Most

Stewart

marriages are that there is A great need pleasing everybody who had deal deals with the rice and exchange Reichelmann stood down at the solemn and stern and often for clothes, especially of ings with the authorities. He is questions, as well as with the last moment from the Club side, quences, leaving little to laugh that an appeal is now being serious ia their conse-the lightër type, and it is for this what may be termed a thoroughly local general markets.

and this necessitated Railton about, but "The Marriage of made. going centre half, a change which Kitty" is said to be one of the put forward for medicines as At first, an appeal was in accord with red-tape tradition. A fine of $700, or three months the position of righ half.

was not a success. Ralston took Dappiest on record. From the well as clothing, but now clothing We do no: profess to understand hard labour, was to-day inflicted the ways of the Colonial Office, on a Chinese who was arrested kicked off up the field.

commencement to the close, the only is asked for, as the medicines and theatre rings with merry laughter are being supplied from other so it may well be that some for being in possession of six

A at the subtleties of Marie sources. stranger from another Colony will taels of opium on board the was checked in time and St.

promising movement by J. Rodger Tempest. Mr. Graham Browne There are some 58 women, 56 step into Mr. Severn's shoes and steamer Kwong Ling.

Joseph's. with a hefty kick by drawing

is also credited with children and Mr. Fletcher be sent elsewhere.

eight infants That is the kind of thing that we From noon to-day and until Club half. Rahmin was fed on aristocratic noodle halting be- Red Cross, the Benevleat Society of the vain, behalf of these that the American may expect, though inasmuch as further notice the Waglaa Light-the left wing, but keen tackling tween two women. Not the least and the Queen Mary's Neddle- Mr. Fletcher has so successfully house will fire two explosive fog by Ralston transferred the ball to of Miss Tempest'e assets is a work under-studied the role and has signals every 12 minutes, an Hamilton, who sent a nice centre: the affairs of the Colony at his interval of 15 seconds between across the goal. which Reiss made voice trained by the great Garcia, three crganisations are

Guild is showing sympathetic singing Voice & practical interest. These finger-tips, the reasonable thing them.

a good effort to reach but failed and his method is evidenced by ling would be to make him Colonial

hand in St. Joseph's, came away through her singing of the French song in gifts either of money (for buying Secretary right away. But what- ever happens, there can be little Mining Administration's mines Sephr, the centre-half playing a Notwithstanding the

The total output of the Kailan Omar and Silva after fine play by the second act of the comedy new material) or clothing will be doubt that he is ripe for prom for

unusual especially welcome. It is now otion, and, what is more, that he

the week ending

28th masterly game, and a high drop-ability of the principals, the rest thought likely that the vessel will thoroughly deserves it.

14,265 ping shot by Omar was just of the cast is said to be by no not leare before Friday, which February, amounted to He is one of OUT

tons and the sales during the cleared by G. Rodger. Several most promising

corners were given St. Joseph's, means overlooked.

is later than originally planned, Government servants. We could period, to 54,384 tons.

but these did not materialise.will be limited.

It is understood that the season and there is thus ample opport- do with many more like him.

During its unity for Hongkong residents to Mr. Ng Sze Cheong, brother to

Then the Club forwards got mar- GOVERNMENT SERVANTS'

Mr. Ng Sze Kwong, the tennising and J. Rodger was breaking course, Miss Tempest will appear render much needed sid.

in other plays in which she has through but was bundled off the become famous, notably SALARIES.

champion of the Colony, has been ball in the nick of time by Dixon. lope," in which she will appear the matter and appointed & Com- The American Red Cross Chap- awarded by Cambridge University

ter met this morning to 'consider Hongkong Government ser- with his tennis "blue". He is, we At the other end, Xavier got on the opening night. It is stated vants are wondering when the understand, the first Chinese to through the Club defence, lut that the engagement of Miss ittee of five members, compris decisions cf the Commission on receive the honour.

was stopped by Tonkin in fine Tempest is one of the most ex- (Chairman), Mrs. D. M. Biggar ing Mr. George E. Anderson civil servants' salaries are to be

style. The play was of a ding-pensive that the Middle East Films made known, One of them has The business to come before dong nature to the interval, bas ever made, so that theatre- Mrs. Cunningham and Mrs. Par- and Mrs. Routh (for Kowloon), complained to us of the delay the Sanitary Board to-morrow which arrived with no score. which has taken place, and we tocludes a letter from Governed the Club would do better with

In the second half it was expect- gores should be in for a real treat. ker (Hongkong). The Red Cross have promised to "rub it in with ment relative to the erection of the advantage of the slight slope, THE GOAL-BREAKER-med,

is co-operating ith organisations a brick." The Commission, we two water closets at St. John's but the reverse was the case, as St.

but for the purpose believe, finished its deliberations Cathedral Church House, and the

of convenience gifts of cloth- long ago, and, so far as we can question of authorising Rural Joseph's, after one or two weak TO-DAY'S PROCEEDINGS. ing from Hongkong should be sent recolicet, its recommendations Inspectors to enter premises and attacks by the Club forwards, took

to the American Consulate, were forwarded to the Secretary inspect and -seize upwholesome opponents' half for a good postion trial of the convict Moke Shing either forward their gifts to this up the attack and kept in their Although there has been a very great deal said of late regarding of State fully three months ago. food.

The preliminary Police Court whilst Kowloon residents can the wastage of hours through labour disputes, one hardly expected to The Dew scale of pay to

of the game. Rahmin had a good on, charges of murder find such a strong confirmation as is now forthcoming by some Government

of centre or to Mrs. Biggar, 17 officers in the statistics which have been published by the Labener Gazelle at Home. Straits

The next game in the Open opening on the left wing but shot two warders when be broke from Chatham Road, Kowloon, or Mrs. Settlements These figures refer to hours of labour, wages and disputes and they F.M.S is now in operation, and played to-morrow between W. corner, which was cleared. A to-day.

and the Billiard Championship will be over, and splendid dribbling, by the Gaol with four other convicts Routh, 7. Torres Buildings, Kow- are worthy of the careful consideration of all those who are interest the general feeling here is that Hall and P. A. Yvanorch. This break-away was made by the

Hyndman and Silvs forced a was commenced at the Magistracy loon. The need for articles is ed in the industrial future of Great Britain.

plainly set forth in the following The most significant it's about time the Hongkong game, & semi-final, will be 750 up Club's forwards and a fire first- who prosecuted, briefly outlined vessel feature of the figures is the loss of working hours compared with scheme was made known. True, and will start at 8. p.m. sharp time shot by J. Rodger was field the charge, which was to the

The assistant Crown Solicitor, letter from the Captain of the the total number which could have been worked. People are fond extra allowances are being made There will of chiding the Government Departments for waste, but it seems as in the meantime, but Government Wednesday, but on Thursday, the only really dangerous shot of the engaged with the others in the

be co geme on

ed well by Omar. This was the effect that the accused

Antilochus," though the worst waste of all is that which occurs in the nation's servants want to have the whole 18th, S. Gray will meet Lt. T. B. afternoon. Towards the end of common venture workshops..

Quarantine. The bare statement that there was lost to industry last year by tory and stable basis. The fault S. K. Kwok in the other semi- St. Joseph's played a very hard course of which two warders

question put an a more satisfac-Golding. The winner will play the game, the Club tired and the out

of breaking

Hongkong. of prison in the Dr. F. Keyt, stoppages arising out of disputes between employers and employed for the delay is probably at the final. no less than 34,483,000-hours is a terrible indictment cf our industrial other end. We had a brilliant

and detertained game, Silva and were murdered. The evidence in enquiry this morning. I beg to Dear Sir: In reply to your system. When it is considered that over and ab ve this there has example cited the other day of been a tremendous further loss through bad time keeping, and a Colonial Office indifference when volume of My Diaries," by perate tackling by the three Club case Hyndman giving the Club halves this

тап on the It is revealed in the second a gruelling time, and only des- lines

same inform you that the 58 women, further debit as compared with earlier years owing to the shortening it was announced that, some Wilfred Scawen Blunt, which halves kept St. Joseph's from

that given in the of Wong

56 children and 8 infants I of the working day in all industries-this represented a loss of over nine months back, representations has just been published, and scoring. When the final whistle fact that the accused was seen by are very poorly clothed and

Kwong, and

have outbound from Vladivostock new item Was in the 41,000,000 hours-it will be apparent that here, indeed, is to be found were made the crux of the reconstruction problem. One might assume for the authorities on the wireless chain most remarkable diaries ever ing

to the Imperial which, by the way, is one of the blew, the Club men were attack-a witness leaving the gate of shod, and their sake of argument that the total loss of working hours was 100,000,000, question and no answer had published, that Sir Charles Eliot

great the prison. The Crowa concluded A little reflection on the sum of production that could have been yet been received. Maybe the would have been appointed suc- tie nature, combination at times ufactured the made in that period will give one a crude estimate of the terrible Salary Commission's recommen-cessor to Sir Eldon Gorst in Egypt being sacrificed owing to the the convicts, in making their fectious disease on board, and The game was of typical cap- that he was. the man who man- probably have to be destroyed by

the Fumigation tocle used by loss associated with labour, disputes, with slackness of efforts apart dations have been pigeon-holed at in 1911 but for the oppos- keenness of the tackling, but escape, as

owing to the presence of in- from strikes, and with lowering of the daily standard of work. The Home and completely forgotten.ition of Lord Lansdowne, with what combination was shown was one among them who had access loss of production hus, of course, synchronised with wages increases How would a wire jogging the whom he had come in confict given by St. Joseph's forwards, to the furnace which was

the only they would all be most grateful and with a rise in the price of commodities. It is a truly memory of the Secretary of State over the question of Uganda.

for a little help from the vicious circle from which there appears to be no possible outlet,do? It could do no harm, any-

ladies of Hongkong. These unless the commonsense of the community asserts itself and leads bow. If things are not hurried

women and children

are all Serbians and have had a rough time while in Siberia and have still a long journey in front of them before reaching their own I may say the

HONGKONG, MONDAY, MARCH 15. 1920.

THE SINS OF LABOUR.

have been secured. True it is that employers here and there may My word: have been unwilling to grant terms, and Government officials, to whom negotiations may have been entrusted, have at times shown LAWN TENNIS.

a lack of knowledge of the subject. But these things will not, how-i

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who played a rare good game, quired for the production of the Omar and Silva on the right tools.. to a concerted effort to break down the ring fence. It may, and up a bit, there'll soon be another the purse-strings.

Music bath charms to loosen being a fine wing and Hyndman will, be sad by representatives of labour that the lost hours of work Government is power, and any itinerant hawker of preserved wing, though not so prominent,

The case was continued in. the A Chinese an ideal centre-forward. The left afternoon. have not been wasted, inasmuch as they have been employed to thing might happen then. Sup-fruits blew loud and lustily on a completed a fine forward line. bring about better conditions of working, which could not otherwise posing it were a Labour Ministry?reed pipe and sounded his gong Sephr played a great game at eleven by the inclusion of Ras-country.

while he made his rounds of the centre-half and Ogley and Xavier mussen, of Kowloon, who joined majority -if not- sil, of streets yesterday. He could not were not behind.

people are deserving Dixon and up from the spectators. The these afford a license, and Sergt. Hyndman kicked strongly and Club were superior to their oppon-cases, juding by the cleanliness ever, stand as a good excuse for the paralysis of industry which has Hongkong all the year round, him. "The fool did not know Omar was safe in gpal. The Club scored a nice goal and several their quarters on board. On be- Although 'tennis is played in McAlvey swooped down upon the former was in fine forments in the first half, and Boysen and tidiness in which they keep heen associated with and must follow strikes. It can be asserted, what may be termed the season that whenever he made that were disjointed, only Rodger and goal chances were lost by over-half of these woman and children without fear of contradiction, that employers were never more will- ing than to-day to discuss the demands of the workers at a round. Proper is about to begin. If the noise, it would draw the atten- Hamilton of the forwards being doing the passing game. In the I beg to thank the Ladies Benevol table conference, that the machinery of negotiation has been see the conimencement of the Sergeant when he charged the Reichelmann were sadly missed well contested and St. Joseph's great kindness in offering to

weather is good, this week may tion of the Police," explained the dangerous. McTavish improved to a degree which leaves no excuse for attempting to H.K.C.C. tournament, which pro-hawker at the Police Court this The halves played a hard game took up the running and made assist.

second half the game was very font Society of Hongkong for their settle industrial disputes by the crude and suicidal method of al strike. Yet, in face of these facts, we are told that the number of mises to be exceptionally inter-morning. The hawker was fined and it was well for the Club they many spirited dashes. Andree disputes which arose last year has only been once exceeded in any back

esting this year, We are getting £2. previous year, and that the number of days lost was only higher in

did, for they had a gruelling after-was a great favourite with the to pre-war conditions,. one previous year, which was in 1912, when the greater percentage and old

and with many

noon with the nippy line opposed spectators, principally on account newcomere The hawker whose eatables to them, but Stewart was missed. of his energetic efforts, and on one of lost hours was the result of the coal str.ke. This is a lamentable

hands entering the were explained by Sergt. Aris to Tonkin played his best game for occasion he broke away but was condition of affairs after all the effort expended by men who have competitions, some really fine be the cause of illness exper- the Club. tackling well and clear- brought down by Gerrard, which the beat interests of the country at heart to secure industrial peace. There is much speculation as to St. Mary's School at Kowicon, Rodger had & quiet afternoon in enjoyed by the stand. Rumjan

tusales should be witnessed. ienced by the children attending ing many dangerous situations, incident appeared to be greatly YOKOHAMA The sooner it is recognised that high wages and shorter hours whether we have any player who about which complaints had goal. Mr. J. Coaker was in charge was playing very trickily for St. can only be maintained by a for all concerned. If on shipboard men refuse to work, thus en- the Championship and wrest the was

policy of continuous effort, the better is strong enough to get through been received from their parents, of the game. dangering the safety of ship and cargo, and the lives of those aboard, title from Ng Sze-kwong. We trial before Mr. N. L. Smith at

Joseph's and from a beautifully to-day put оп bis it ranks as mutiny, and there are drastic penalties for conduct of

placed corner by Millar, Rumjaħn THE OTHER MATCH.

headed into goal and equalised. this order. Similarly men who down tools, who deliberately absentee no-one of particularly out the Police Court. It was proved

A BATISFACTORY YEAR. The Second Division match on Shortly after, from a break-away themselves from work, or who perform their work inefficiently, are standing merit at the moment, that he was a particularly ten- the Club ground was very inter by the St. Joseph's forwards, The local office of the Yoko guilty of muting to the State, and threaten the foundering of the tennis as in all other games. This been cancelled by the Captain struggle. The Club had McKey shot by the inside left close in. of a cablegram from its Head

though surprises are sprung in acious hanker. His licence had esting and provided В national ship, which bears the fortunes of us all. The effects may

good Me Kay was beaten by a good Lama Specie Bank is in receipt not be so immediate or so apparent as the refusal of a ship's crew to ear there are more Japanese Superintendent of Folice, yet not on goal vice MacKenzie, and Jack Boysen and Zeverin made spirited Office to the effect that at the balf-." obey orders, but the offence is in the same category. Even if, by entering then usual, and it will withstanding this he continued played half tice Weyman, who attempts to draw level, but St. yearly meeting of shareholders, good fortune, shipwreck of industry does not follow, a dangerous fare. The sons of Nippon have sly. For this he had been twice were a strange-looking lot, three won a good game by 2 goals to 1 Bank at Yokohama on the 10th

be interesting to see how they to do business on situation is created. The loss of over 34 million working hours last not hitherto made much impres-fined, but it seemed to have no men playing in ordinary togs and

the operated forward. St. Joseph's Joseph's retained their lead und held at the Head Office of this year by stoppages arising out of disputes can never be made good, sion in the local tennis world, effect on his determination to they also included Millar and Mar- Andres were prominent for St. dividend of 12 per cent. p.a. for Millar, Ramjahn, Ismael and instant, it was resolved to pay a and the 41 million hours sacrified by the shorter working week can though elsewhere they have in continue at his trade. The Mag-shall of the United. The Club Re-Joseph's, and only be returned by a concentration of effort, of which, unhappily, recent years come well to the fore istrate was asked to inflict the serves, who played an eligible team Boysen and Zeverin played well December, 1919, to add to the Gerrard, May the half year ended the 31st there are too few signs. The tactics of to-day, if persisted in, can in the game. Perhaps they have maximum penalty. The hawker of ten man in the first half, were for the Club. Lt. Thornton was in reserve fund Y16,000,000, and to only lead to a lowering of the standard of comfort of all classes, and some surprises in store for us this was fined $15, or one month's presented with the points and in charge of the game, most of all a reduction in the standard of living of those who are year. Time will soon tell, anyhow. hard labour." the chief sinners-the rank and file of industry,

the second half, they played a full

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